Verizon Offers Best Value to Investors Amid Telecom Price Wars

With wireless carriers slashing prices, there is little upside for investors—aside from one exception.

A gathering price war among U.S. wireless carriers presents little upside for telecom shareholders. Shares of Verizon (ticker: VZ), the market leader, seem the most appealing of the bunch, not least for their 4.5% dividend yield.

AT&T (T) has an even higher yield, but its payments look burdensome. T-Mobile (TMUS), the industry disruptor, has grabbed market share and generated handsome stock gains, but its shares now look pricey and its cell phone plans may be less of a bargain than they appear. Sprint (S), which is...